Open AccessFirst municipal sanitary stations in Russia: history and main activities (to the 125th anniversary since foundation)
Author(s) -
Е. В. Шерстнева
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gigiena i sanitariâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2412-0650
pISSN - 0016-9900
DOI - 10.18821/0016-9900-2017-96-2-187-189
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , water supply , control (management) , environmental planning , political science , public administration , environmental protection , civil engineering , geography , engineering , environmental engineering , law , management , economics
First municipal sanitary stations in Russia were founded in 1891 in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. They were financed by municipal public self-governments. With performing essential laboratory tests and studies, stations were an important element of the organization of sanitary inspection in cities. In the article there is considered the history of the creation offirst sanitary stations and main directions of their activity: control in the sphere offood trade and in the sphere of municipal water supply.